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VOL yjIL NO. 1988 NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3,1898. -• PRICE ONE CENTtl^^
k'i Still Refuses to Admit That
i She Is the Bridgeport
Doctress.
Claims That She is Mrs. Wilbur of
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RAILROAD DUDES.
Employes Now App3ar in New Uniforms as
Recentiy Ordered.
; Notwithstanding the many reports to
the contrary, Dr. Nancy Guilford, the
alleged murderer of Emma Gill of
Southington, has not admitted her
identity and does not propose to. It
has been stated again and again that
there was no doubt in the minds of the
London police as to the identity of
their prisoner and neither is their in
the minds of the local police but
the fact remains that Dr. Guilford still
denies it. She still maintains that she
is Mrs. Wilbur of California. She has
asked several times who is to take her
to America but the officers have in­formed
her that they do not know. It
is expected that when she sees her old
friends, Matron Hill and Detective
Crohan, there will be a scene.
The London police have tried again
and again to get her to reveal her iden­tity.
She has been asked repeatedly
to reveal who she is. In most instan­ces
she replies: "lama poor unfor­tunate
woman," and then bursts into
tears. It is expected that the detec­tive
and his prisoner will not sail until
about Nov. 12. The law in England
gives the prisoner 15 days after the
hearing in which to file an appeal to
the higher courts. If Dr. Guilford in­sists
on this right, it will delay the re­turn
trip.
Not a Dollar Received.
The County commissioners, office
made a new record for the month of
October, the last of the license year for
all towns outside of Bridgeport. Not
a dollar was received by the commis­sioners
from licenses and consequently
there was no distribution of moneys
for that period.
The commissioners have received the
usual number of applications for new
licences, and began granting them
Tuesday. They issued new licenses to
Joseph Carroll, of Westport, William
H. Bartley, of Bethel, and John F.
Nichols of Bethel.
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It Depends.
Attorney John H.Light, the polished
and gentlemanly speaker who made
such a splendid oratorical effort in be­half
of Senator George E. LounSbury at
New Haven has been unanimously en­dorsed
for representative by the Dem­ocrats
of South Norwalk. This insures
"a walkover for Attorney Light. He is a
capable gentleman who is destined to
cut an important figure on the floor of
the next legislature. He will be a
leader.—Bridgeport Telegram.
Not if he lends himself to the scheme
of defeating his Republican colleague,
J. Belden Hurlbutt, and the electing of
a Democratic representative.
Judge DeForest Mixed.
At a Democratic rally in Bridgeport,
Tuesday evening, ex-Congressman De-
Forest in his speech against Congress­man
Hill said that the latter had " se­cured
the appointment of a son as a
collector of customs at Porto Rico," and
" the appointment of a son as Judge
Advocate with the rank of captain."
As Mr. Hill has but one son, Lieut.
Col. Fred. A. Hill, now acting as col­lector
at Ponce, Porto Rico, Judge
DeForest is a little wild in his state­ments.
Another Explanation.
A South Norwalk Democrat, when
asked the reason for his party's nomi­nation
of Mr. John H. Light, replied :
"We want Mr. Light to represent this
end of the town, and we hope to get
enough Republican votes in South
Norwalk to elect Clarence Osborn to
^represent the Norwalk end, so that
South Norwalk will have the greater
influence at Hartford."
Married in March.
w It has just leaked out that John Mc"
fl}' \iFarland, the well-known East Norwalk
hatter, and Miss Lena, daughter of W.
|®8tti|Platt Beers, were married in March
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Wfy. Gold Men Resign.
lit Galen A. Carter, Jr., and John J.
. Taylor, the "gold" members of the
Stamford Democratic town committee,
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Resplendent in new suits and new
buttons, the employes of the Consoli­dated
railroad, present a very neat
appearance. Yesterday the new or­der
regarding the clothes of the rail­road
men went into effect.
The new suits are not materially
changed from tliose of previous sea­sons.
The conductors, station mas­ters
and ticket agents appear in single
breasted cutaway coats with gold but­tons,
while the breakmen and those
in the lower positions wear the double
breasted sack coats with silver but­tons.
Black shoes only are allowed,
and they must shine to a degree of
brilliancy almost dazzling. The usual
white shirt and collar with small black
bow or four-in-hand ties are down on
the list. The usual peaked cap with
the gold or silver plate denoting the
position of the wearer also' glows in
its pristine beauty. This cap is to be
worn in the regulation way, straight
on the head, tipping on the side or
back of head strictly forbidden, and
unlucky is the employe who is caught
with his cap cocked over his right eye
in emulation of the English soldier.
The Gazette Wonders.
If Norwalk voters will sit quietly
down and see South Norwalk try to
defeat J. Belden Hurlbutt.
What the second district will do next.
If the excuse offered by South Nor­walk
Democrats for nominating Mr.
Light is not too thin.
Where Fritz Olsen has taken up his
new residence.
If nominee Qsborii sees through the
earnest desire of South Norwalk Dem­ocrats
to have him remain on the
ticket.
Why the Democrats can't find a suit­able
candidate for representative in
their own party.
If every Republican when asked to
use a paster will remember that a
United States senator is at stake.
When a Norwalk voter ever went
back on Norwalk.
If candidate Richardson had anything
to do with the attempt of South Nor­walk
Democrats to defeat J. Belden
Hurlbutt.
Where the new coon in the political
woodpile is concealed.
If Norwalk Democrats will endorse
the action of the South Norwalk Dem­ocrats
on election day.
Where the Cutting Was Done.
So much has been said relative to
Norw&lk voters cutting the candidates
nominated in South Norwalk, that we
publish the vote for representatives at
the last state election in. November,
1896.
DISTRICTS. .
1st 2d 3d
Hurlbutt 1317 980 424
Frost 1310 1013 435
It will be seen from the above vote
that General Frost fell behind Mr.
Hurlbutt just 7 votes in the first dis­trict,
while Mr. Hurlbutt fell behind
Gen. Frost 33 votes in the second dis •
trict. _
A Handsome Gift*
The new Bibles on the pulpit desk
of the South Norwalk Congregational
church, Sunday, were the gift of Henry
Seymour. The larger one'is the King
James' version, bound in purple Turkey
morocco. The smaller is the revised
version, printed in pica royal on Oxford
India paper, with red under gold edges
and bound in Persian morocco. This
is an unusually fine edition. The old
Bible, with its worn edges and loose
leaves, has long needed to be replaced.
For Shooting at a Deer.
Two boys, James Roger, and William
Smith of South Manchester, were ar­rested
by Deputy Sheriff Hall for shoot­ing
at a deer. The boys were hunting
east of Manchester Green and ran across
a deer feeding with a herd of cattle.
People in the vicinity made a complaint
that they shot the deer. The cases
were adjourned under bonds of $100.
Took a Tumble.
Janitor Charles Addison, while at
work in his line of duty iD the Opera
House building, this morning, fell from
a step-ladder and sustained some severe
cuts about the head and legs. He was
prescribed for by Dr. Hitchcock and is
about again ready for another tumble.
Poor Oil.
Consumers of kerosene oil are com­plaining
of the poor quality that is
being sold at the present time. In
some instances the oil is so poor that a
lamp gives no more light than a candle.
REFUSESTO PAY.
Grace Perkins's Father Will
Not Honor the Claim.
But tha State Will Have to Pay for the
Expense Incurred in the Mistaken
; Identity of Emma Gill.
When Frank Perkins of Middleboro,
Mass., arrived in that town with a body
which he supposed was that of- his
cherished daughter Grace, he was con­fronted
by the much mourned girl in
full life and health, it was thought that
he would have been willing to stand
the expense of returning the body to
Bridgeport, that a. further identifica­tion
might be made. He might have
been happy at the sight of his daugh­ter's
safe return, but that happiness
was limited. It did not reach as far as
his pocketbook and now the state will
have to bear the expense incurred by
his mistake.
Coroner Doton has received a notice
from the Adams' Express company to
the effect that the bill for the shipment
of the body amounting to $13 had been
presented to Mr. Perkins for payment
by the agent at Middleboro, but that he
had refused to honor the claim and re­turned
it for payment. It might have
been that he was superstitious in regard
to the amount of the bill presented, but
as he did not offer to pay any share of
the expenses incurred in the pr^para-tion
of the body for removal, it is
thought that something other than mare
superstition dominated his feelings.
Coroner Doten believed that Mr. Per­kins
should have been compelled to pay
the entire amount. He is convinced
that the identification of Emma Gill as
the body of his own daughter was not
an honest identification. For this rea­son
he believes that he should pay the
expenses. The coroner says that from
the very first he did not believe that
the claim on the remains by Mr. Per­kins
was a satisfactory one and was
criticised at the time because "he tobk
every preoaution to see that the iden­tification
was right. It turned out that
he was right and those who condemned
him were wrong.
When Mr. Perkins arrived in Bridge­port,
he was met by a delegation of
New York newspapermen, who were
on the scent for a sensation. They all
wanted to be the first to complete the
identification of the body and clear up
the mystery which at that time was
dark and gloomy. Coroner Doten is of
the opinion that .the newspapermen
filled Mr. Perkins with all kinds of
stories in relation to the appearance
of the dead girl and convinced him
that she was his daughter before he
saw the remains. Then as there was a
general resemblance, the father an­nounced
that he was sure of the
identification and took" the body away.
It is probable that the state will be
called upon to pay for the mistake, as
the express company's charges are le­gal
and must be satisfied by some one.
A Strong Card.
The Clover Athletic club of Bridge­port,
Jim Jacques manager, will hold
its first boxing exhibition of the season
at Madison hall, Tuesday evening, Nov.
29. The stellar attraction will be a 20-
round bout between " Black " Griffoof
New York and "Ed" Morris of San
Francisco. The appearance of such
recognized boxers of merit at popular
prices should fiJl the hall. Fred Mc-
Girr of that city will meet "Kid "Thom­as
of New York city, in a ten round
bout at 122 pounds. In anticipation of
a large audience the management bas
set the prices of admission at 50 cents
and $1. vy
Lost Both Legs.
George Havens, brakeman on the
Valley road, fell from a freight train
in froGt of the Union depot, in Middle-town,
yesterday. Two cars passed
over him, cutting off both legs below
the knees. Havens belonged in Say-brook,
and has been in the employ of
the company only two days. He was
taken to the Hartford hospital. Havens
was a Rough Rider, ahd participated
in the war with Spain.
—Advertise in THE Q&ZBfTSVL
PATENT SUIT ENDED.
Rogers Co., of Danbury, Restrained From
4^ Making. Mirror Frame.s
Over two years ago suit was brought
for the Jennings Silver Plate Co., of
Bridgeport against the Rogers Silver
Plate Co., of Danbury, to secure an in­junction
and damages for an infringe-mesiit
of a patent on a mirror frame, de­signed
by C. F. Mossman and assigned
byf him to the Jennings' company.
Judge Townsend has recently handed
down a decision which restrains the
Rogers' company from continuing the
manufacture and sale of such frames
and referring the case to a special mas­ter
to award damages.
The litigation over the suit has con­tinued
for a long time.
A CHANGE OF BASE.
fritz Olsen Drifts Out of Sight and Out
of Town.
Friends and creditors of Fritz Olson
will miss his familiar and perhaps not
unpreposessing phiz, as they walk or
ride by the "boat house" at the east
end of the Washington street bridge.
Fritz has gone out of town, and ac­cording
to reports there are those who
nmurn his loss.
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|§§ P. J. Murray Hurt.
The ambulance corps was called at 5
o'clock, last evening, to the railroad
yard, at the foot of South avenue,
Bridgeport, to attend the injuries
of P. J. Murray, a yard hand,
who was seriously hurt by being
caught between two moving trains.
Ifr was found that he had sus­tained
an abrasion on the left arm and
a contusion on the left hip. He
was treated and afterward removed to
his home. He was very lucky to es­cape
from being killed, as his position
at the time of the accident was an ex­tremely
dangerous one. He was
caught between two trains that were
moving in opposite directions.
Murray was formerly employed at
^utbfcNorwalk, and/is well known in
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Electric Lighting Case.
The Supreme court yesterday after­noon
heard the arguments in the case
of the Norwalk & South Norwalk Elec­tric
Light Co. against the city of South
Norwalk. The action grew out of the
application of the Electric Light Co.
for permission to repair and alter its
wires in Washington street, Main
street and Railroad place in that city.
The common council refused to grant
the application. A writ of mandamus
secured by the company resulted in
more litigation.
The Superior court found for the
Electric Light Co. and an appeal was
taken to the Supreme court.
Mission Centenary.
One of the most interesting centen­aries
connected with missions in tha
country, and particularly with the
Congregational churches in Connecti­cut.
is to be observed next month in
Danbury. The centenary of the Mis­sionary
society of Connecticut will be
formally celebrated by the general
conference of Congregational churches
to be held Nov. 15th, and the historical
address on that occasion will be by the
Rev. Dr. E. P. Parker, of Hartford.
Are Being Repainted..
The old New England railroad cars
have been taken off the Highland di­vision
of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, and have been
replaced with cars of the latter road.
The old cars are being repainted and
lettered with the New York, New Ha­ven
and Hartford name. Some new
cars, just out of the shops, have been
put on the • Highland division. The
11:34 Boston express has * a handsome
new coach, which was put on yesterday.
Can't Fool the Voters.
Abraham Lincoln once said: "You
can fool some of the people all of the
time and all of the people some of the
time, but you can't fool all of the peo­ple
all the time." Father Abraham's
remark will aptly apply to the action
of the South Norwalk Democrats in
nominating Mr. Light.
Thaddeus Bell Nominated.
Thaddeus Bell was nominated for
repressntative by tie Republicans of
Darien, at a caucus held Tuesday even­ing.
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Gone West.
Mr. and Mrs. E J ward L. Wilson and
their two children, left New York last
night for Cheyenne, Wyoming, where
tf\x$y will reside.
IS A DEGENERATE.
•«. WHlt DnHttM %
Concern When Notified .
of lis Reprieve*
Called Ouf of His Cage and Hand-ed
the Document.
Murderer Willis showed no interest
when handed his reprieve Tuesday af­ternoon
by Chief Clerk Rood of the
governer's office. He was called out of
his cage at Wethersfield by Warden
Woodbridge and stood in the corrider
in front of the cage when Mr. Rood
handed him the reprieve.
The nature of the document was ex-plainpd
to him by the warden, but he
simply glanced at it, thanked Mr. Rood
and without changing countenance
walked back to his cell. He is a very
fair appearing man, having nothing
criminal in his appearance, but the
warden says that he has all the indica­tions
of a degenerate and his conversa­tion
and actions show that he has very
little appreciation of the distinction be­tween
right and wrong. If eventually
hanged the warden expects that he will
go to his doom in the same stolid, in­different
manner which he has mani­fested
since his trial. The text of Gov­ernor
Cook's reprieve is as follows:—
Whereas, it appears to me that a re­prieve
ought to be granted to Ben­jamin
R. Willis, now under sentence of
death passed by the superior court for
Fairfield county at its criminal term
held at Danbury, in said county, on the
second Tuesday of May, A. D.j 1898.
Now, therefore, I, Lorrin A. Cooke,
governor of the state of Connecticut,
by virtue of the power and authority
vested in me as governor of said state,
by the constitution thereof, do hereby
order that the execution of said sen­tence
be suspended and postponed, and
do hereby grant a reprieve to said
Benjamin R. Willis, until Friday, the
30th day of December, A. D., 1898,
when, before the hour of sunrise
thereof the said sentence of death
passed by said superior court, shall be
executed in the same manner as or­dered
and adjudged by said court, and
a warrant for such execution, reciting
the original order and sentence of said
court, and this reprieve, shall be is­sued
by the clerk of said court, and ex­ecuted
by the warden of said prison, or
his deputy, in the bame manner as
ordered and adjudged by said court,
unless said Willis be otherwise dis­charged
by due course of law.
MAY GET TOGETHER
Superintendents of Stamford and Norwalk
Trolley Lines Confer.
Supt. Peirce of the Stamford Street
Railway Co. had a talk with Supt. Mans­field
of the Norwalk Tramway Com­pany
on Tuesday in regard to the
various complaints about the inconven­ience
to the traveling public on ac­count
of poor connections between cars
of.the two lines at Noroton River. Mr.
Peirce holds thai the time table of the
Stamford road is as good as it is possi­ble
to make it. Cars are run on time,
connections are close, and the company
does all it can to serve the public.
Supt. Mansfield, on the other hand,
cannot see his way clear to altering the
time-table of the Tramway in such a
way as to make better connections.
His statements indicate that what
seems to the outsider a simple matter
is a complicated one when viewed from
the standpoint of a railroad man, hav­ing
in view the convenient and order­ly
operation of the various branches of
his road. He asked Supt. Peirce to
suggest changes in the Norwalk time­table
which would obviate the present
difficulty. Mr. Peirce took a time­table
home with him and is engaged in
studying it.
Both gentlemen have read all the
complaints, and the result of their
conference, coupled with an expressed
desire to do what they can to better
the situation, promises to lead to
gratifying results. " ^ . • v
Connecticut Probate Assembly.
The regular meeting of the Connecti­cut
Probate Assembly will be held at
the Capitol, in Hartford, on Wednes­day,
November 9th, at 10:30 a. m.
The Weather.
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O'BRIEN-BRACKEN. 'J
A Pretty Wedding at St. Mary's
Church This Morning, Rev- T. M.
O'Brien Offfeiating.v :
The marriage of William T. O'Brien
of New Britian and Miss Augusta F.
Bracken, daughter of Mrs. F. A.
Bracken of Livingston place, South
Norwalk, was solemnized at St. Mary's
church this morning. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. M. O'Brien
of St. John's church, Noroton,a brother
of the groom. The maid of honor was
the bride's sister, Miss Helen Bracken,
and Francis J. O'Brien, a brother of
the groom was best man. The bride
is well and favorably known in town,
having been a tcacher in the Franklin
street school. She was always popular
with her young charges and will be
missed by them as well as a host of
friends in and about the Nor walks.
Mr. a,nd Mrs. O'Brien will reside in
New Britian where the groom practices
law.
BURGLARS IN DEPOT.
IK-Noroton
Station Entered by Tramps, Who
(Sot Nothing.
Noroton railroad station was broken
into on Monday evening, evidently by
tramps. The door of the ticket office
was smashed in, and everything in the
office was turned upside down, but, so
far as ascertained, the intruders got
nothing for their trouble, unless it was
a night's lodging. The small stations
in this vicinity have frequently bsen
broken into of late, but nothing of value
has been taken because the station
agents make it a point to leave nothing
that would likely attract a thief in the
station. It is thought that these burg­laries
have been the work of tramps.
In every case, access has been gained
in the same way. A pane of glass has
been broken and the latch taken off the
window.
Insane From Injury.
Timothy Hurlbutt,- son of Postmaster
Hurlbutt, of Winsted, received serious
injuries about the head in a game of
football, yesterday afternoon, aact
Francis Hoffman, another Winsted
player, had a rib fractured. Both lads
were members of the Gilbert school
eleven that played the Robbins' school
of Norfolk at Norfolk, yesterday after­noon.
Hurlbutt was rendered uncon­scious
by the accident and when he
revived he was out of his mind.
May Turn State's Evidence.
It is said in Southington that there
is a strong probability that Harry Ox-ley,
accused of murder in the second
degree in the Emma Gill tragedy, will
turn state's evidence. The trial wilt
be held at the December term of the
Fairfield county superior court. '
. The grave of Emma Gill is still visit­ed
by large numbers of out of town
people and it is kept piled high with
flowers brought by strangers.
Mr. Osborn Will Stand.
It is understand that Mr. Clarence
Osborn has agreed to remain on the
Democratic ticket with Mr. Light, for
representative.
Mr. Osborn's friends are at a loss t6
understand why he permits himself to
be made the dupe of a certain few South
Norwalk politicians, with an axe to
grind, against the interests of this end
of the town..
Hatters' Meet.
At a meeting of the local .fitters
union held last evening matters of im­portance
to the trade were discussed.
Among others was the one in reference
to hatters employed at Stamford, and it
was the sense of those present that the
men be placed on the "foul" list, and
that to escape such listing they must
secure union cards of the Norwalk
district. .The Spellman matter also
received attention. v
Prize Winners;
The following door prizes were award­ed
at St. Mary's church fair last even­ing:
Maggie Roberts, oil stove; Katie
Duffy, soup tureen; David Skidi, box
cigars; P. B. Kavanagh, umbrella;
Maggie Farrell,' box of ties; Robert
Kenney, hat; Alfred Renond, set of
brushes; Eddie Cullec, bag of flour}
Mrs. J. W. O'Brien, subscription to
Gazette; Julia Darney, potatoes.
Ladrlgan-Hoyt.
The marriage of Constable E. J.
Ladrigan and Miss Edna Hoyt is an­nounced.
The ceremony was perform­ed
in Vista, N. Y. -
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k'i Still Refuses to Admit That
i She Is the Bridgeport
Doctress.
Claims That She is Mrs. Wilbur of
California..
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RAILROAD DUDES.
Employes Now App3ar in New Uniforms as
Recentiy Ordered.
; Notwithstanding the many reports to
the contrary, Dr. Nancy Guilford, the
alleged murderer of Emma Gill of
Southington, has not admitted her
identity and does not propose to. It
has been stated again and again that
there was no doubt in the minds of the
London police as to the identity of
their prisoner and neither is their in
the minds of the local police but
the fact remains that Dr. Guilford still
denies it. She still maintains that she
is Mrs. Wilbur of California. She has
asked several times who is to take her
to America but the officers have in­formed
her that they do not know. It
is expected that when she sees her old
friends, Matron Hill and Detective
Crohan, there will be a scene.
The London police have tried again
and again to get her to reveal her iden­tity.
She has been asked repeatedly
to reveal who she is. In most instan­ces
she replies: "lama poor unfor­tunate
woman," and then bursts into
tears. It is expected that the detec­tive
and his prisoner will not sail until
about Nov. 12. The law in England
gives the prisoner 15 days after the
hearing in which to file an appeal to
the higher courts. If Dr. Guilford in­sists
on this right, it will delay the re­turn
trip.
Not a Dollar Received.
The County commissioners, office
made a new record for the month of
October, the last of the license year for
all towns outside of Bridgeport. Not
a dollar was received by the commis­sioners
from licenses and consequently
there was no distribution of moneys
for that period.
The commissioners have received the
usual number of applications for new
licences, and began granting them
Tuesday. They issued new licenses to
Joseph Carroll, of Westport, William
H. Bartley, of Bethel, and John F.
Nichols of Bethel.
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It Depends.
Attorney John H.Light, the polished
and gentlemanly speaker who made
such a splendid oratorical effort in be­half
of Senator George E. LounSbury at
New Haven has been unanimously en­dorsed
for representative by the Dem­ocrats
of South Norwalk. This insures
"a walkover for Attorney Light. He is a
capable gentleman who is destined to
cut an important figure on the floor of
the next legislature. He will be a
leader.—Bridgeport Telegram.
Not if he lends himself to the scheme
of defeating his Republican colleague,
J. Belden Hurlbutt, and the electing of
a Democratic representative.
Judge DeForest Mixed.
At a Democratic rally in Bridgeport,
Tuesday evening, ex-Congressman De-
Forest in his speech against Congress­man
Hill said that the latter had " se­cured
the appointment of a son as a
collector of customs at Porto Rico," and
" the appointment of a son as Judge
Advocate with the rank of captain."
As Mr. Hill has but one son, Lieut.
Col. Fred. A. Hill, now acting as col­lector
at Ponce, Porto Rico, Judge
DeForest is a little wild in his state­ments.
Another Explanation.
A South Norwalk Democrat, when
asked the reason for his party's nomi­nation
of Mr. John H. Light, replied :
"We want Mr. Light to represent this
end of the town, and we hope to get
enough Republican votes in South
Norwalk to elect Clarence Osborn to
^represent the Norwalk end, so that
South Norwalk will have the greater
influence at Hartford."
Married in March.
w It has just leaked out that John Mc"
fl}' \iFarland, the well-known East Norwalk
hatter, and Miss Lena, daughter of W.
|®8tti|Platt Beers, were married in March
Vi!l8,la9t. •
Wfy. Gold Men Resign.
lit Galen A. Carter, Jr., and John J.
. Taylor, the "gold" members of the
Stamford Democratic town committee,
i : h a v e r e s i g n e d . y ; : , * • ;
Resplendent in new suits and new
buttons, the employes of the Consoli­dated
railroad, present a very neat
appearance. Yesterday the new or­der
regarding the clothes of the rail­road
men went into effect.
The new suits are not materially
changed from tliose of previous sea­sons.
The conductors, station mas­ters
and ticket agents appear in single
breasted cutaway coats with gold but­tons,
while the breakmen and those
in the lower positions wear the double
breasted sack coats with silver but­tons.
Black shoes only are allowed,
and they must shine to a degree of
brilliancy almost dazzling. The usual
white shirt and collar with small black
bow or four-in-hand ties are down on
the list. The usual peaked cap with
the gold or silver plate denoting the
position of the wearer also' glows in
its pristine beauty. This cap is to be
worn in the regulation way, straight
on the head, tipping on the side or
back of head strictly forbidden, and
unlucky is the employe who is caught
with his cap cocked over his right eye
in emulation of the English soldier.
The Gazette Wonders.
If Norwalk voters will sit quietly
down and see South Norwalk try to
defeat J. Belden Hurlbutt.
What the second district will do next.
If the excuse offered by South Nor­walk
Democrats for nominating Mr.
Light is not too thin.
Where Fritz Olsen has taken up his
new residence.
If nominee Qsborii sees through the
earnest desire of South Norwalk Dem­ocrats
to have him remain on the
ticket.
Why the Democrats can't find a suit­able
candidate for representative in
their own party.
If every Republican when asked to
use a paster will remember that a
United States senator is at stake.
When a Norwalk voter ever went
back on Norwalk.
If candidate Richardson had anything
to do with the attempt of South Nor­walk
Democrats to defeat J. Belden
Hurlbutt.
Where the new coon in the political
woodpile is concealed.
If Norwalk Democrats will endorse
the action of the South Norwalk Dem­ocrats
on election day.
Where the Cutting Was Done.
So much has been said relative to
Norw&lk voters cutting the candidates
nominated in South Norwalk, that we
publish the vote for representatives at
the last state election in. November,
1896.
DISTRICTS. .
1st 2d 3d
Hurlbutt 1317 980 424
Frost 1310 1013 435
It will be seen from the above vote
that General Frost fell behind Mr.
Hurlbutt just 7 votes in the first dis­trict,
while Mr. Hurlbutt fell behind
Gen. Frost 33 votes in the second dis •
trict. _
A Handsome Gift*
The new Bibles on the pulpit desk
of the South Norwalk Congregational
church, Sunday, were the gift of Henry
Seymour. The larger one'is the King
James' version, bound in purple Turkey
morocco. The smaller is the revised
version, printed in pica royal on Oxford
India paper, with red under gold edges
and bound in Persian morocco. This
is an unusually fine edition. The old
Bible, with its worn edges and loose
leaves, has long needed to be replaced.
For Shooting at a Deer.
Two boys, James Roger, and William
Smith of South Manchester, were ar­rested
by Deputy Sheriff Hall for shoot­ing
at a deer. The boys were hunting
east of Manchester Green and ran across
a deer feeding with a herd of cattle.
People in the vicinity made a complaint
that they shot the deer. The cases
were adjourned under bonds of $100.
Took a Tumble.
Janitor Charles Addison, while at
work in his line of duty iD the Opera
House building, this morning, fell from
a step-ladder and sustained some severe
cuts about the head and legs. He was
prescribed for by Dr. Hitchcock and is
about again ready for another tumble.
Poor Oil.
Consumers of kerosene oil are com­plaining
of the poor quality that is
being sold at the present time. In
some instances the oil is so poor that a
lamp gives no more light than a candle.
REFUSESTO PAY.
Grace Perkins's Father Will
Not Honor the Claim.
But tha State Will Have to Pay for the
Expense Incurred in the Mistaken
; Identity of Emma Gill.
When Frank Perkins of Middleboro,
Mass., arrived in that town with a body
which he supposed was that of- his
cherished daughter Grace, he was con­fronted
by the much mourned girl in
full life and health, it was thought that
he would have been willing to stand
the expense of returning the body to
Bridgeport, that a. further identifica­tion
might be made. He might have
been happy at the sight of his daugh­ter's
safe return, but that happiness
was limited. It did not reach as far as
his pocketbook and now the state will
have to bear the expense incurred by
his mistake.
Coroner Doton has received a notice
from the Adams' Express company to
the effect that the bill for the shipment
of the body amounting to $13 had been
presented to Mr. Perkins for payment
by the agent at Middleboro, but that he
had refused to honor the claim and re­turned
it for payment. It might have
been that he was superstitious in regard
to the amount of the bill presented, but
as he did not offer to pay any share of
the expenses incurred in the pr^para-tion
of the body for removal, it is
thought that something other than mare
superstition dominated his feelings.
Coroner Doten believed that Mr. Per­kins
should have been compelled to pay
the entire amount. He is convinced
that the identification of Emma Gill as
the body of his own daughter was not
an honest identification. For this rea­son
he believes that he should pay the
expenses. The coroner says that from
the very first he did not believe that
the claim on the remains by Mr. Per­kins
was a satisfactory one and was
criticised at the time because "he tobk
every preoaution to see that the iden­tification
was right. It turned out that
he was right and those who condemned
him were wrong.
When Mr. Perkins arrived in Bridge­port,
he was met by a delegation of
New York newspapermen, who were
on the scent for a sensation. They all
wanted to be the first to complete the
identification of the body and clear up
the mystery which at that time was
dark and gloomy. Coroner Doten is of
the opinion that .the newspapermen
filled Mr. Perkins with all kinds of
stories in relation to the appearance
of the dead girl and convinced him
that she was his daughter before he
saw the remains. Then as there was a
general resemblance, the father an­nounced
that he was sure of the
identification and took" the body away.
It is probable that the state will be
called upon to pay for the mistake, as
the express company's charges are le­gal
and must be satisfied by some one.
A Strong Card.
The Clover Athletic club of Bridge­port,
Jim Jacques manager, will hold
its first boxing exhibition of the season
at Madison hall, Tuesday evening, Nov.
29. The stellar attraction will be a 20-
round bout between " Black " Griffoof
New York and "Ed" Morris of San
Francisco. The appearance of such
recognized boxers of merit at popular
prices should fiJl the hall. Fred Mc-
Girr of that city will meet "Kid "Thom­as
of New York city, in a ten round
bout at 122 pounds. In anticipation of
a large audience the management bas
set the prices of admission at 50 cents
and $1. vy
Lost Both Legs.
George Havens, brakeman on the
Valley road, fell from a freight train
in froGt of the Union depot, in Middle-town,
yesterday. Two cars passed
over him, cutting off both legs below
the knees. Havens belonged in Say-brook,
and has been in the employ of
the company only two days. He was
taken to the Hartford hospital. Havens
was a Rough Rider, ahd participated
in the war with Spain.
—Advertise in THE Q&ZBfTSVL
PATENT SUIT ENDED.
Rogers Co., of Danbury, Restrained From
4^ Making. Mirror Frame.s
Over two years ago suit was brought
for the Jennings Silver Plate Co., of
Bridgeport against the Rogers Silver
Plate Co., of Danbury, to secure an in­junction
and damages for an infringe-mesiit
of a patent on a mirror frame, de­signed
by C. F. Mossman and assigned
byf him to the Jennings' company.
Judge Townsend has recently handed
down a decision which restrains the
Rogers' company from continuing the
manufacture and sale of such frames
and referring the case to a special mas­ter
to award damages.
The litigation over the suit has con­tinued
for a long time.
A CHANGE OF BASE.
fritz Olsen Drifts Out of Sight and Out
of Town.
Friends and creditors of Fritz Olson
will miss his familiar and perhaps not
unpreposessing phiz, as they walk or
ride by the "boat house" at the east
end of the Washington street bridge.
Fritz has gone out of town, and ac­cording
to reports there are those who
nmurn his loss.
: • '•
|§§ P. J. Murray Hurt.
The ambulance corps was called at 5
o'clock, last evening, to the railroad
yard, at the foot of South avenue,
Bridgeport, to attend the injuries
of P. J. Murray, a yard hand,
who was seriously hurt by being
caught between two moving trains.
Ifr was found that he had sus­tained
an abrasion on the left arm and
a contusion on the left hip. He
was treated and afterward removed to
his home. He was very lucky to es­cape
from being killed, as his position
at the time of the accident was an ex­tremely
dangerous one. He was
caught between two trains that were
moving in opposite directions.
Murray was formerly employed at
^utbfcNorwalk, and/is well known in
tdwn. ^ J^
Electric Lighting Case.
The Supreme court yesterday after­noon
heard the arguments in the case
of the Norwalk & South Norwalk Elec­tric
Light Co. against the city of South
Norwalk. The action grew out of the
application of the Electric Light Co.
for permission to repair and alter its
wires in Washington street, Main
street and Railroad place in that city.
The common council refused to grant
the application. A writ of mandamus
secured by the company resulted in
more litigation.
The Superior court found for the
Electric Light Co. and an appeal was
taken to the Supreme court.
Mission Centenary.
One of the most interesting centen­aries
connected with missions in tha
country, and particularly with the
Congregational churches in Connecti­cut.
is to be observed next month in
Danbury. The centenary of the Mis­sionary
society of Connecticut will be
formally celebrated by the general
conference of Congregational churches
to be held Nov. 15th, and the historical
address on that occasion will be by the
Rev. Dr. E. P. Parker, of Hartford.
Are Being Repainted..
The old New England railroad cars
have been taken off the Highland di­vision
of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad, and have been
replaced with cars of the latter road.
The old cars are being repainted and
lettered with the New York, New Ha­ven
and Hartford name. Some new
cars, just out of the shops, have been
put on the • Highland division. The
11:34 Boston express has * a handsome
new coach, which was put on yesterday.
Can't Fool the Voters.
Abraham Lincoln once said: "You
can fool some of the people all of the
time and all of the people some of the
time, but you can't fool all of the peo­ple
all the time." Father Abraham's
remark will aptly apply to the action
of the South Norwalk Democrats in
nominating Mr. Light.
Thaddeus Bell Nominated.
Thaddeus Bell was nominated for
repressntative by tie Republicans of
Darien, at a caucus held Tuesday even­ing.
m ir ;
Gone West.
Mr. and Mrs. E J ward L. Wilson and
their two children, left New York last
night for Cheyenne, Wyoming, where
tf\x$y will reside.
IS A DEGENERATE.
•«. WHlt DnHttM %
Concern When Notified .
of lis Reprieve*
Called Ouf of His Cage and Hand-ed
the Document.
Murderer Willis showed no interest
when handed his reprieve Tuesday af­ternoon
by Chief Clerk Rood of the
governer's office. He was called out of
his cage at Wethersfield by Warden
Woodbridge and stood in the corrider
in front of the cage when Mr. Rood
handed him the reprieve.
The nature of the document was ex-plainpd
to him by the warden, but he
simply glanced at it, thanked Mr. Rood
and without changing countenance
walked back to his cell. He is a very
fair appearing man, having nothing
criminal in his appearance, but the
warden says that he has all the indica­tions
of a degenerate and his conversa­tion
and actions show that he has very
little appreciation of the distinction be­tween
right and wrong. If eventually
hanged the warden expects that he will
go to his doom in the same stolid, in­different
manner which he has mani­fested
since his trial. The text of Gov­ernor
Cook's reprieve is as follows:—
Whereas, it appears to me that a re­prieve
ought to be granted to Ben­jamin
R. Willis, now under sentence of
death passed by the superior court for
Fairfield county at its criminal term
held at Danbury, in said county, on the
second Tuesday of May, A. D.j 1898.
Now, therefore, I, Lorrin A. Cooke,
governor of the state of Connecticut,
by virtue of the power and authority
vested in me as governor of said state,
by the constitution thereof, do hereby
order that the execution of said sen­tence
be suspended and postponed, and
do hereby grant a reprieve to said
Benjamin R. Willis, until Friday, the
30th day of December, A. D., 1898,
when, before the hour of sunrise
thereof the said sentence of death
passed by said superior court, shall be
executed in the same manner as or­dered
and adjudged by said court, and
a warrant for such execution, reciting
the original order and sentence of said
court, and this reprieve, shall be is­sued
by the clerk of said court, and ex­ecuted
by the warden of said prison, or
his deputy, in the bame manner as
ordered and adjudged by said court,
unless said Willis be otherwise dis­charged
by due course of law.
MAY GET TOGETHER
Superintendents of Stamford and Norwalk
Trolley Lines Confer.
Supt. Peirce of the Stamford Street
Railway Co. had a talk with Supt. Mans­field
of the Norwalk Tramway Com­pany
on Tuesday in regard to the
various complaints about the inconven­ience
to the traveling public on ac­count
of poor connections between cars
of.the two lines at Noroton River. Mr.
Peirce holds thai the time table of the
Stamford road is as good as it is possi­ble
to make it. Cars are run on time,
connections are close, and the company
does all it can to serve the public.
Supt. Mansfield, on the other hand,
cannot see his way clear to altering the
time-table of the Tramway in such a
way as to make better connections.
His statements indicate that what
seems to the outsider a simple matter
is a complicated one when viewed from
the standpoint of a railroad man, hav­ing
in view the convenient and order­ly
operation of the various branches of
his road. He asked Supt. Peirce to
suggest changes in the Norwalk time­table
which would obviate the present
difficulty. Mr. Peirce took a time­table
home with him and is engaged in
studying it.
Both gentlemen have read all the
complaints, and the result of their
conference, coupled with an expressed
desire to do what they can to better
the situation, promises to lead to
gratifying results. " ^ . • v
Connecticut Probate Assembly.
The regular meeting of the Connecti­cut
Probate Assembly will be held at
the Capitol, in Hartford, on Wednes­day,
November 9th, at 10:30 a. m.
The Weather.
F^ir to night and Friday, v .
O'BRIEN-BRACKEN. 'J
A Pretty Wedding at St. Mary's
Church This Morning, Rev- T. M.
O'Brien Offfeiating.v :
The marriage of William T. O'Brien
of New Britian and Miss Augusta F.
Bracken, daughter of Mrs. F. A.
Bracken of Livingston place, South
Norwalk, was solemnized at St. Mary's
church this morning. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. M. O'Brien
of St. John's church, Noroton,a brother
of the groom. The maid of honor was
the bride's sister, Miss Helen Bracken,
and Francis J. O'Brien, a brother of
the groom was best man. The bride
is well and favorably known in town,
having been a tcacher in the Franklin
street school. She was always popular
with her young charges and will be
missed by them as well as a host of
friends in and about the Nor walks.
Mr. a,nd Mrs. O'Brien will reside in
New Britian where the groom practices
law.
BURGLARS IN DEPOT.
IK-Noroton
Station Entered by Tramps, Who
(Sot Nothing.
Noroton railroad station was broken
into on Monday evening, evidently by
tramps. The door of the ticket office
was smashed in, and everything in the
office was turned upside down, but, so
far as ascertained, the intruders got
nothing for their trouble, unless it was
a night's lodging. The small stations
in this vicinity have frequently bsen
broken into of late, but nothing of value
has been taken because the station
agents make it a point to leave nothing
that would likely attract a thief in the
station. It is thought that these burg­laries
have been the work of tramps.
In every case, access has been gained
in the same way. A pane of glass has
been broken and the latch taken off the
window.
Insane From Injury.
Timothy Hurlbutt,- son of Postmaster
Hurlbutt, of Winsted, received serious
injuries about the head in a game of
football, yesterday afternoon, aact
Francis Hoffman, another Winsted
player, had a rib fractured. Both lads
were members of the Gilbert school
eleven that played the Robbins' school
of Norfolk at Norfolk, yesterday after­noon.
Hurlbutt was rendered uncon­scious
by the accident and when he
revived he was out of his mind.
May Turn State's Evidence.
It is said in Southington that there
is a strong probability that Harry Ox-ley,
accused of murder in the second
degree in the Emma Gill tragedy, will
turn state's evidence. The trial wilt
be held at the December term of the
Fairfield county superior court. '
. The grave of Emma Gill is still visit­ed
by large numbers of out of town
people and it is kept piled high with
flowers brought by strangers.
Mr. Osborn Will Stand.
It is understand that Mr. Clarence
Osborn has agreed to remain on the
Democratic ticket with Mr. Light, for
representative.
Mr. Osborn's friends are at a loss t6
understand why he permits himself to
be made the dupe of a certain few South
Norwalk politicians, with an axe to
grind, against the interests of this end
of the town..
Hatters' Meet.
At a meeting of the local .fitters
union held last evening matters of im­portance
to the trade were discussed.
Among others was the one in reference
to hatters employed at Stamford, and it
was the sense of those present that the
men be placed on the "foul" list, and
that to escape such listing they must
secure union cards of the Norwalk
district. .The Spellman matter also
received attention. v
Prize Winners;
The following door prizes were award­ed
at St. Mary's church fair last even­ing:
Maggie Roberts, oil stove; Katie
Duffy, soup tureen; David Skidi, box
cigars; P. B. Kavanagh, umbrella;
Maggie Farrell,' box of ties; Robert
Kenney, hat; Alfred Renond, set of
brushes; Eddie Cullec, bag of flour}
Mrs. J. W. O'Brien, subscription to
Gazette; Julia Darney, potatoes.
Ladrlgan-Hoyt.
The marriage of Constable E. J.
Ladrigan and Miss Edna Hoyt is an­nounced.
The ceremony was perform­ed
in Vista, N. Y. -
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